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chalk sth. up to (Отнести за счет (или на счет) кого-чего — усмотреть причину чего-л. в ком-л. или чём-л.: "As one might expect, UFO enthusiasts contend that the object is not of human origin and, thus, is some kind of alien vehicle. (...) Skeptics, no doubt, will chalk the event up to a technical error or celestial misidentification." – скептики спишут на неполадки / отнесут за счёт неполадок (www.coasttocoastam.com) • A sound enough explanation. However, to some, the official explanation didn’t add up. Not least why he was traveling so fast while descending in the first place. While the military chalked this up to experience or lack thereof on Barlow’s part, it was an aspect of the case, like many others, that niggled at the minds of many UFO researchers. (ufoinsight.com) ART Vancouver) |
